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Phylogeography of the Heterotermes tenuis (Hagen, 1858) species complex (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

Grant number: 13/03767-0
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
Start date until: July 01, 2013
End date until: May 01, 2016
Field of knowledge:Biological Sciences - Genetics - Animal Genetics
Principal Investigator:Eliana Marques Cancello
Grantee:Tiago Fernandes Carrijo
Host Institution: Museu de Zoologia (MZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
Associated scholarship(s):13/20247-0 - Study of the samples of Heterotermes from University of Florida collection, and DNA sequences achievement from the h. tenuis complex (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae), BE.EP.PD

Abstract

The genus Heterotermes comprises 50 described species in the world. Nine of these occur in the Neotropical region, being Heterotermes tenuis (Hagen, 1858) the species with the widest distribution: occurring from south Mexico to North of Argentina, besides the Bahamas and Antilles. Until 1924, H. tenuis was the only know species from South America. Until today, although other species are known, this species probably still being a species complex. During my doctoral thesis, intending to test if the Madeira River is a biogeographic barrier to genetic flow in H. tenuis, I found a strong genetic structure within our samples. I analyzed the mitochondrial gene COII, and all the evidences (including phylogeny, haplotype network, F statistics and K2P genetic distance) pointed to the existence of at least two morphological-cryptic species, and the divergence between them dating from approximately 20 million years, in the Miocene. However, in my doctoral thesis I used only one gene, and from few localities. So, this post-doctoral project intends to do a phylogeographical analysis of the H. tenuis complex, using both nuclear and mitochondrial genes, and comprising all its distribution. This study will help to clarify the taxonomy of the group, helping in establish limits between populations and species, besides help to understand the evolutionary and demographic history of the groups inside what we call today H. tenuis complex, and bringing ideas for the a better knowledge of the Neotropical termites as a whole. (AU)

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Scientific publications (13)
(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
CARRIJO, TIAGO F.; CONSTANTINI, JOICE P.; SCHEFFRAHN, RUDOLF H.. Uncitermes almeriae, a new termite species from Amazonia (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae). ZOOKEYS, n. 595, p. 1-6, . (13/03767-0, 14/11982-1)
CARRIJO, TIAGO F.; CUEZZO, CAROLINA; SANTOS, RAFAELLA G.. Tiunatermes mariuzani gen. nov et sp nov., a new nasute termite from the Brazilian savannah (Isoptera: Termitidae). AUSTRAL ENTOMOLOGY, v. 54, n. 4, p. 358-365, . (13/03767-0, 13/05610-1)
CUEZZO, CAROLINA; CARRIJO, TIAGO F.; CANCELLO, ELIANA M.. Transfer of two species from Nasutitermes Dudley to Cortaritermes Mathews (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). AUSTRAL ENTOMOLOGY, v. 54, n. 2, p. 172-179, . (10/08260-3, 13/03767-0, 13/05610-1)
CONSTANTINI, JOICE P.; CARRIJO, TIAGO FERNANDES; PALMA-ONETTO, VALERIA; SCHEFFRAHN, RUDOLF; CARNOHAN, LUCAS PAUL; SOBOTNIK, JAN; CANCELLO, ELIANA M.. Tonsuritermes, a new soldierless termite genus and two new species from South America (Blattaria: Isoptera: Termitidae: Apicotermitinae). Zootaxa, v. 4531, n. 3, p. 383-394, . (13/03767-0, 14/11982-1, 13/20068-9)
SCHEFFRAHN, RUDOLF H.; CARRIJO, TIAGO F.; KRECEK, JAN; SU, NAN-YAO; SZALANSKI, ALLEN L.; AUSTIN, JAMES W.; CHASE, JAMES A.; MANGOLD, JOHN R.. A single endemic and three exotic species of the termite genus Coptotermes (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) in the New World. ARTHROPOD SYSTEMATICS & PHYLOGENY, v. 73, n. 2, p. 333-348, . (13/20247-0, 13/03767-0)
CUEZZO, CAROLINA; CANCELLO, ELIANA M.; CARRIJO, TIAGO F.. Sandsitermes gen. nov., a new nasute termite genus from South America (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae). Zootaxa, v. 4221, n. 5, p. 562-574, . (10/08260-3, 13/05610-1, 13/03767-0)
DE MARTINI, FRANCESCA; COOTS, NICOLE L.; JASSO-SELLES, DANIEL E.; SHEVAT, JORDYN; RAVENSCRAFT, ALISON; STIBLIK, PETR; SOBOTNIK, JAN; SILLAM-DUSSES, DAVID; SCHEFFRAHN, RUDOLF H.; CARRIJO, TIAGO F.; et al. Biogeography and Independent Diversification in the Protist Symbiont Community of Heterotermes tenuis. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 9, p. 16-pg., . (13/03767-0, 13/20247-0)
KOHARI, KAROLINA S.; PALMA-ONETTO, VALERIA; SCHEFFRAHN, RUDOLF H.; VASCONCELLOS, ALEXANDRE; CANCELLO, ELIANA M.; SANTOS, RAFAELLA G.; CARRIJO, TIAGO F.. Evolutionary history of Nasutitermes kemneri (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae), a termite from the South American diagonal of open formations. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 10, p. 9-pg., . (13/20068-9, 13/03767-0, 20/06041-4)
CARRIJO, TIAGO F.; CONSTANTINI, JOICE P.; SCHEFFRAHN, RUDOLF H.. Uncitermes almeriae, a new termite species from Amazonia (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae). ZOOKEYS, v. N/A, n. 595, p. 6-pg., . (13/03767-0, 14/11982-1)
SOBOTNIK, JAN; BOURGUIGNON, THOMAS; CARRIJO, TIAGO F.; BORDEREAU, CHRISTIAN; ROBERT, ALAIN; KRIZKOVA, BARBORA; CONSTANTINI, JOICE P.; CANCELLO, ELIANA M.. The nasus gland: A new gland in soldiers of Angularitermes (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae). ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT, v. 44, n. 5, SI, p. 401-406, . (13/03767-0, 13/20068-9)
DE MARTINI, FRANCESCA; COOTS, NICOLE L.; JASSO-SELLES, DANIEL E.; SHEVAT, JORDYN; RAVENSCRAFT, ALISON; STIBLIK, PETR; SOBOTNIK, JAN; SILLAM-DUSSES, DAVID; SCHEFFRAHN, RUDOLF H.; CARRIJO, TIAGO F.; et al. Biogeography and Independent Diversification in the Protist Symbiont Community of Heterotermes tenuis. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 9, . (13/20247-0, 13/03767-0)
TARIK G. D. PLAZA; TIAGO F. CARRIJO; ELIANA M. CANCELLO. Nest plasticity of Cornitermes silvestrii (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae) in response to flood pulse in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, v. 58, n. 1, p. 66-70, . (13/03767-0)
SOBOTNIK, JAN; BOURGUIGNON, THOMAS; CARRIJO, TIAGO F.; BORDEREAU, CHRISTIAN; ROBERT, ALAIN; KRIZKOVA, BARBORA; CONSTANTINI, JOICE P.; CANCELLO, ELIANA M.. The nasus gland: A new gland in soldiers of Angularitermes (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae). ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT, v. 44, n. 5, p. 6-pg., . (13/03767-0, 13/20068-9)

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